Ofir Netzer

Netzer was born in Moledet, Israel. She was a soldier in the Israel Defense Forces but held a special status for outstanding athletes that enabled her to serve close to home so that she could continue training and travel overseas when needed.{{cite web|url=http://israeligymnastics.com/i-learned-i-need-to-work-hard-i-fought-on/|archive-url=https://archive.today/20151213013355/http://israeligymnastics.com/i-learned-i-need-to-work-hard-i-fought-on/|url-status=dead|archive-date=13 December 2015|work=Israeli Gymnastics|title=Ofir Netzer Interview: Her Rise, Her Fall and Her Return|date=11 March 2015}}

Netzer competed at the 2013 Cottbus World Cup in March where she qualified to the vault final and finished in seventh place. In April she competed at the 2013 European Artistic Gymnastics Championships where she once again qualified to the vault final. She finished fourth behind Giulia Steingruber of Switzerland, Noël van Klaveren of the Netherlands, and Larisa Iordache of Romania.{{cite web|url=https://thegymter.net/2013/04/21/2013-european-championships-results/|title=2013 European Championships Results|work=The Gymternet|date=21 April 2013}} She later competed at the 2013 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships but finished thirteenth in vault qualifications and failed to qualify to the finals.{{cite web|url=https://thegymter.net/2013/10/06/2013-world-championships-results/|work=The Gymternet|date=6 October 2013|title=2013 World Championships Results}}

In 2014, Netzer tore her ACL during training.{{cite web|url=http://www.fig-gymnastics.com/publicdir/athletes/bio_detail.php?id=37117|website=fig-gymnastics.com|title=NETZER Ofir|accessdate=24 September 2018}}

Netzer returned to competition in March and competed at the Cottbus World Cup where she finished thirteenth in vault qualifications and did not make the finals.{{cite web|url=https://thegymter.net/2015/03/20/2015-cottbus-world-challenge-cup-results/|title=2015 Cottbus World Challenge Cup Results|work=The Gymternet|date=20 March 2015}} In April she competed at the Ljubljana Challenge Cup where she placed eighteenth in vault qualifications and once again failed to make the finals.{{cite web|url=https://thegymter.net/2015/04/03/2015-ljubljana-challenge-cup-results/|title=2015 Ljubljana Challenge Cup Results|work=The Gymternet|date=3 April 2015}} She later competed at the 2015 European Artistic Gymnastics Championships. She finished fifteenth in vault qualifications and did not make the final.{{cite web|url=https://thegymter.net/2015/04/15/2015-european-championships-results/|title=2015 European Championships Results|work=The Gymternet|date=15 April 2015}}

Netzer competed at the Sainté Gym Cup in March 2017 where Israel finished seventh in the team final.{{cite web|title=2017 Sainté Gym Cup Results|url=https://thegymter.net/2017/03/26/2017-sainte-gym-cup-results/|work=The Gymternet|date=26 March 2017}} In April she competed at the Stella Zakharova Cup where she finished twelfth in the all-around, seventh on uneven bars, fifth on balance beam, and eighth on floor exercise.{{cite web|url=https://thegymter.net/2017/04/03/2017-stella-zakharova-cup-results/|title=2017 Stella Zakharova Cup Results|work=The Gymternet|date=3 April 2017}} She later competed at the 2017 European Artistic Gymnastics Championships where she finished 63rd in the all-around qualification and did not qualify to any individual events.{{cite web|url=https://thegymter.net/2017/04/20/2017-european-championships-results/|title=2017 European Championships Results|work=The Gymternet|date=20 April 2017}} In May Netzer competed at the Koper Challenge Cup and the Osijek Challenge Cup but failed to qualify to any event finals. In July she competed at the 2017 Maccabiah Games where she placed eighth in the all-around, first on vault, and fifth on floor exercise.{{cite web|url=https://thegymter.net/2017/07/10/2017-maccabiah-games-results/|title=2017 Maccabiah Games Results|work=The Gymternet|date=10 July 2017}} In September Netzer competed at the Varna Challenge Cup where she placed fourth on vault behind Rebeca Andrade of Brazil, Shallon Olsen of Canada, and Teja Belak of Slovenia.{{cite web|url=https://thegymter.net/2017/09/01/2017-varna-challenge-cup-results/|work=The Gymternet|title=2017 Varna Challenge Cup Results|date=1 September 2017}} Later that month she competed at a Dutch Invitational where she placed tenth in the all-around and fourth on vault.{{cite web|url=https://thegymter.net/2017/09/09/2017-dutch-international-results/|title=2017 Dutch Women’s Invitational Results|work=The Gymternet|date=9 September 2017}} In October she competed at the 2017 Artistic Gymnastics World Championships. During qualifications she placed sixty-first in the all-around and thirty-sixth on vault. She did not qualify to any event finals.{{cite web|url=https://thegymter.net/2017/10/12/2017-world-championships-womens-results/|title=2017 World Championships Women’s Results|work=The Gymternet|date=12 October 2017}}

In May 2018 Netzer competed at the Osijek Challenge Cup where she finished twelfth in vault qualification.{{cite web|url=https://thegymter.net/2018/05/29/2018-osijek-challenge-cup-results/|title=2018 Osijek Challenge Cup Results|work=The Gymternet|date=29 May 2018}} She later competed at the Koper Challenge Cup where she placed fourth on vault behind Steingruber, Denisa Golgota of Romania, and Tjaša Kysselef of Slovenia.{{cite web|url=https://thegymter.net/2018/06/04/2018-koper-challenge-cup-results/|work=The Gymternet|title=2018 Koper Challenge Cup Results|date=4 June 2018}} In July Netzer competed at the Israeli Championships where she won gold on every event.{{cite web|url=https://thegymter.net/2018/09/12/2018-israeli-championships-results/|title=2018 Israeli Championships Results|work=The Gymternet|date=12 September 2018}} In August she competed at the European Championships but failed to qualify for any event finals.{{cite web|url=https://thegymter.net/2018/08/06/2018-european-championships-results/|title=2018 European Championships Results|work=The Gymternet|date=6 August 2018}} In September Netzer competed at the Szombathely Challenge Cup where she placed first on vault, earning her first gold medal at a FIG World Cup.{{cite web|url=http://eng.gymnovosti.com/two-golds-for-israel-at-szombathely-world-cup/|title=Two Golds For Israel At Szombathely World Cup|work=Gymnovosti|date=23 September 2018}} A few weeks later Netzer competed at the Paris Challenge Cup where she placed fourth on vault.{{cite web|url=https://thegymter.net/2018/09/30/2018-paris-challenge-cup-results/|title=2018 Paris Challenge Cup Results|work=The Gymternet|date=September 30, 2018}} Due to her first-place finish in Szombathely and her fourth-place finishes in Koper and Paris, Netzer won the 2018 World Challenge Cup series on vault.{{cite web|url=http://www.fig-gymnastics.com/site/news/displaynews.php?idNews=2211|title=Gymnasts from 7 nations win World Challenge Cup Series titles|work=FIG|date=October 1, 2018}} Netzer was later selected to represent Israel at the 2018 World Championships alongside Meitar Lavy.{{cite web|url=http://eng.gymnovosti.com/excitement-mixed-with-worry-israeli-team-is-off-to-worlds/|title=Excitement Mixed With Worry – Israeli Team Is Off to Worlds|work=Gymnovosti|date=October 18, 2018}} During qualifications Netzer placed 19th on vault and did not qualify to the finals.

In late 2018, Netzer's longtime coach, Boris Kinev, died{{cite tweet|user=cherity1313|number=1063414090624847872|date=November 16, 2018|title=Ofir Netzer's coach passed away}} after being sick for months.{{cite web|url=http://www.intlgymnast.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=5071:israels-netzer-every-step-of-progress-gives-me-more-motivation&catid=2:news&Itemid=53|title=

Israel's Netzer: 'Every Step Of Progress Gives Me More Motivation'|work=International Gymnast|date=June 11, 2018}}

In early 2019, Netzer relocated to Palma de Mallorca, Spain to train full time under Spaniard Pedro Mir after being unable to find a new coach in Israel.{{cite web|url=https://www.ultimahora.es/deportes/otros-deportes/2019/03/27/1068175/nueva-vida-ofir-netzer-mallorca.html|title=La nueva vida de Ofir Netzer en Mallorca|language=es|work=Última Hora|date=February 19, 2019}}{{cite tweet|user=cherity1313|number=1083362439503187969|date=January 10, 2019|title=Ofir Netzer will now train in Spain full time.}}{{cite web|url=http://eng.gymnovosti.com/fig-restricts-nationality-changes/|title=FIG Restricts Nationality Changes|work=Gymnovosti|date=January 14, 2019}} Her first competition in 2019 was the Baku World Cup.{{cite tweet|user=cherity1313|number=1105310924301389827|date=March 11, 2019|title=Ofir Netzer is going to Baku with her new coach}} She finished 11th in the vault qualifications, 16th on uneven bars, 21st on balance beam, and 16th on floor exercise. She did not qualify to any event finals.{{cite web|url=https://thegymter.net/2019/03/18/2019-baku-world-cup-results/|title=2019 Baku World Cup Results|work=The Gymternet|date=March 17, 2019}}

In June Netzer competed at the European Games, where she qualified to the vault final. During the final she performed a handspring front tuck full and a Tsuk layout full and she finished fifth.{{cite web|url=https://thegymter.net/2019/06/30/2019-european-games-results/|title=2019 European Games Results|work=The Gymternet|date=June 30, 2019}}

In August Netzer tore her ACL and therefore missed competing at the 2019 World Championships and was unable to qualify herself a spot for the 2020 Summer Olympics.{{cite web|url=https://thegymter.net/2019/08/26/around-the-gymternet-back-in-the-90s/|title=Around the Gymternet: Back in the 90s|work=The Gymternet|date=August 26, 2019}}

Netzer returned to competition in April 2021 to compete at the European Championships. She finished 46th in the all-around and 12th on vault during qualification and did not advance to any event finals. In October she competed at the World Championships where she qualified to the vault event final. In doing so Netzer became the first Israel female artistic gymnast to qualify to an individual event final at a World Championships. During the event final she finished sixth.{{cite web|url=https://thegymter.net/2021/10/24/the-wag-record-breakers-in-kitakyushu/|title=The WAG Record Breakers in Kitakyushu|date=October 24, 2021|work=The Gymternet}}

In May 2025 Netzer announced her retirement.https://www.instagram.com/ofirnetzer13/p/DJgPLEFsrp6/?hl=en&img_index=1{{cite instagram|user=wingate_institute|postid=DJjoQIUoKIu|date=May 12, 2025|title=חיבוק חזק וברכת הצלחה למתעמלת המכשירים אופיר נצר}}

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